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ReviewToxics2025

The Production of Biochar and Its Impact on the Removal of Various Emerging Pollutants from Wastewater: A Review.

Zafran Ullah, Collin G Joseph, Zhen-Yu Tian, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Sajid Ali, Aqsa Khan, Jonathan Suazo-Hernández, Patricia Poblete-Grant, Muhammad Ikram Nabeel

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Review in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Zafran UllahDepartment of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0243-2686
Collin G JosephSonophotochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-0199-4735
Zhen-Yu TianInstitute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1497-3762
Muhammad YasinInstitute of Innovation Materials and Energy, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.ORCID 0009-0005-8857-9065
Muhammad Naeem KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Sajid AliCAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
Aqsa KhanCAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
Jonathan Suazo-HernándezFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Sede Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-2417-3494
Patricia Poblete-GrantFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Campus Providencia, Manuel Montt 948, Santiago 75009, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-1166-5847
Muhammad Ikram NabeelSonophotochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in agricultural biotechnology and sustainable farming have drawn attention to biochar as a multifunctional material for environmental remediation. Among its emerging applications, biochar has demonstrated remarkable potential in wastewater treatment, particularly as an efficient and sustainable adsorbent for pollutant removal. Numerous studies over the past decades have highlighted its effectiveness in eliminating a wide range of contaminants. This efficiency is mainly due to its abundant feedstock availability, simple production processes, and favorable surface and structural properties. This review summarizes current developments in biochar use for wastewater treatment, emphasizing its adsorption capabilities and the underlying mechanisms responsible for pollutant removal. Key modification strategies, physical, chemical, and biological, are discussed in detail to illustrate how biochar performance can be optimized for specific treatment goals. Furthermore, the prospects of biochar-based technologies are explored, with a focus on their role in addressing both inorganic and organic pollutants. This review also describes the use of biochar in adsorbing metals, organic contaminants, and industrial waste. The integration of biochar into sustainable water management systems presents a promising pathway toward achieving long-term environmental and agricultural resilience.

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adsorptionbiocharcircular economyenvironmental remediationfunctional modificationsustainable agriculture

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PMID41441300
PMCPMC12737283

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